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G. w. SANOR. CIDER MILL.

No. 358,989. Patented Mar. 8,-1'887.

N. PETERS, PMmLiihaghpher, Wahinlon, DC.

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G. W. SANOR.

CIDER MILL.

No. 358,989, Patentd Mar. 8, 1887.

WITNESSES /N.VEN7'0R UNITED STATES PATENT owes.

GEORGE W. SANOR, OF OZARK, MISSOURI.

CIDER SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 358.989, datedMarch 8, 1887,

Application filed Octibcr 4, 1886.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. SANOR, of Ozark, in the county ofChristian and State of Missouri, have inventeda certain new and usefulImprovement in Cider-Mills; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and complete description thereof.

This invention consists of a grinding or crushing device, in combinationwith a pressing or separating mechanism, arranged in such co-operativesuccessive relation as to crush apples or other similar fruit to pomace,press, and separate the same in one continuous operation.

The object of my improvement is to reduce the pomace to such aconditionas to render it most suitable for an exhaustive extraction of the juicefrom the mass and reduce to a minimum the usual manual labor connectedtherewith. These objects are attained with the machine hereinafterdescribed, and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation of the mill, press, and separator combined.Fig. 2 is a plan view of thepress and separator below the millindirection of the line as a, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionalview showing interior parts of the machine. Fig. 4 is a rear end view,and Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical sectional view in direction of theline a" m, Fig. 1.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several views.

In Fig. 1 are shown, in relation to their respective functions, thedifferent devices mounted upon the frame A, which consists of thevertical posts a, connected to and with the lateral and longitudinalsills b. In the upper and front part of the frame A is situated thehopper B, into which the fruit is placed, there to be exposed to thecutters c, projecting from the drums C, Fig. 3. These cutters divide thefruit, while the drums crush it, the action of the two in setting freethe juices being very effective. Fixed vertical angular bars I) arearranged between these cutters, alternating therewith. These barsconstitute a grating arranged in the space between the two drums 0. Theyallow the cutters c to turn without coming in contact with them; butthey aid the action of said cutters and the drums G by ad ditionalresistance which they oppose to the passage of the fruit. The bars aresecurely Serial No. 215,257. (No model.)

fastened to the housing or casing E and the lower partof the hopper B,whereas the drums are journaled outside fithereof in bearings d,connected with the frame A. The lower part of the casing is tapering inform, for the purpose of discharging the pomace in a more concentratedmass into the endless apron F, in which it is conveyed in under thepressingrollers G, between said rollers and the bed H, where the juiceis set free, flowing off through the opening it in the bed H into thechute I underneath. The remainder or refuse is carried along in theapron and discharged while passing over the guide-roll K.

The above-mentioned pressing-rollers G are journaled in bearings 6,located in the side pieces of the bed H, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, andare so constructed as to allow a vertical.

movement of the same by means of the spring f and set'screw 9, accordingto the required pressure of the rollers upon the apron and the pomaeecontained therein. More or less pressure may be obtained by means of theset screws 9.

The apron consists of an endless strip orbelt of cloth, the sides ofwhich are foldedover, by means hereinafter referred to, about midwaybetween the front guide-roll, K, and the first pressing-roller, G, whilereceiving and com pletely enveloping the pomace from the mill before itis exposed to the pressure of the said roller. The following two rollersare or can be so adjusted as to bear down with increasing pressure uponthe pomace, thereby securinga most perfect separation of the juice fromthe pomace, which pomace, after passing the last roller, is readilydischarged, completely freed from the juice.

To the lower side of the rear guide-roll, K, is attached the scraper L,for the purpose of perfectly cleaning the cloth before it comes incontact with the friction-rollers M M,which draw the same along, therebykeeping up a continual receiving, pressing, and discharging of pomace.

To assist the folding and unfolding of the apron at the proper time andplace, the guideplates N and N (which are connected to the sides of thebed H, Figs. 1 and 2) are formed in sucha manner as to perform theirrespective functions; hence the plates N cause an inward turning andfolding of the apron-cloth by ta lOO pering in and down toward the firstroller, thus delivering the same to said roller with the sides lappingover each other, as shown in Fig. 5, where the pomace is completelysurrounded by the cloth, which, when leaving the rollers, is met by theplates N, to be unfolded while passing along their sides, which areformed like a mold-board of a plow, tapering up and out from the lastroller.

The curved plates N N lap the sides of the endless apron F over eachother, as seen in Figs. 2 and 4, with the pomaee inclosed, as seen inFig. 5, as fast as the crushed fruit enters on the apron from the mill.The apron is unfolded at the opposite end by means of the curved platesN N, to admit of the removal of the pomace by the scraper L as the apronis moved around by the rollers, as shown.

The guide-rollers K K, pressing-rollers G, and friction-rollers M M areall set in motion by the same link-belt O, and are for the pur' poseprovided with sprocket-wheels Q, with which the link-belt engages, asseen in Fig. 1. In the same Fig. 1, two additional sprocketwheels, Q,will be noticed, which are for the purpose of taking up the slack of thelinkbelt or maintaining the same in a straight line and in actualcontact while driving or rotating the sprocket-wheels attached to thepressing-rollers G. This link-belt may be operated by rotating the shafton which belt-wheel R andgear-wheel 7c aremounted. Power is communicatedto said shaft through suitable gearing acting on one of said wheels, theother being connected in any suitable manner to roll K, or some one ofthe other rolls which have sproeket-wheels engaging said link-belt.

The means used for setting the link-belt in motion for operating themill are not shown in the drawings, but they may be applied in variousways without departing from the na ture of my invention. However, on theshaft 2 of the drum 0, Fig. 5, a small pulley, R, is shown, which isdriven by a belt. On the opposite side to this shaft is the gear 70,which engages one of like size, 7c, on the shaft 2', whereby an equalspeed of both drums is attained. Furthermore, thejuice or cider may bedrawn off into bottles or barrels through the spout i from the chute I,into which the juice runs through the openings in the bottom from thepressed fruit within the apron.

\Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. A pair of crushing-drums, O, provided with cutters c, in combinationwith a series of fixed bars, D, arranged between said drums andalternating with respect to said cutters, substantially as set forth.

2. The crushing-drums 0, having cutters projecting therefrom, thevertical bars D between them, the bed H, the adjustable pressing-rollersG, endless apron F, and link-belt O, in combination with a slotted oropen bed below the apron, folding plates NN, and scraper I1,substantially as described, and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE IV. SANOR.

Witnesses:

\V. H. BURRIDGE, J. W. BURRIDGE.

